</s>104-10115-10247 FROM TOSEPHIC 1. COODY/L

Summary: A news report from July 29, 1969, details New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison's allegations that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was involved in the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The report cites an exclusive interview published in a Paris-based newspaper, *Cumba*, where Garrison claims a military coup d'état occurred in American history, implicating the CIA, Pentagon, and military-industry complex. The article references Bernard Redmond, a WTOP correspondent in Paris, who reports on the French media's coverage of Garrison's accusations. Garrison asserts that the CIA committed the assassinations using different techniques for each target, with the French taking the claims seriously despite variations in methodology.  

Key People: Jim Garrison (New Orleans District Attorney), Bernard Redmond (WTOP correspondent), Thomas Buchanan (American expatriate and interviewer), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
Key Locations: New Orleans, Paris, Washington, DC  
Key Events: Alleged CIA involvement in assassinations of JFK, MLK, RFK; publication of Garrison's claims in *Cumba*; French media coverage of conspiracy theories  
Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Pentagon, military-industry complex, WTOP Radio

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